Departmental Advisors
Ph.D. Program - Strategy
Lyda Bigelow
SFEBB 7213 585-3471
Departmental Notes

For course descriptions and pre-requisite information click on the subject column next to the appropriate catalog number.

THIS DEPARTMENT ENFORCES UNDERGRADUATE PREREQUISITES. Please note that the registration system may not factor in transfer work when determining if prerequisites have been met. If you are unable to register for a course and think you have met the prerequisite(s), please contact an advisor from this department to inquire about obtaining a permission code. You may be administratively dropped from a course if the prerequisite has not been met.

STRAT 6750 - 092 Business Turnarounds


This is an online course. The instructor will host optional webinar meetings on 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, and 3/14. No webinar on 3/7. For enrollment request please fill out https://eccles.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06qk1w9t4F5yxSe . MBA Online students are given priority. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php

STRAT 6750 - 092 Business Turnarounds

  • Class Number: 15386
  • Instructor: AUSTIN, BONITA
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Online
  • Units: 1.5
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 36

This is an online course. The instructor will host optional webinar meetings on 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, and 3/14. No webinar on 3/7. For enrollment request please fill out https://eccles.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06qk1w9t4F5yxSe . MBA Online students are given priority. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php

STRAT 6850 - 003 Current Topics


Leadership in Legal Innovation. PRE-REQ: completion of I4J course. Please email Info@innovation4justice.org for additional information. The Leadership in Legal Innovation course provides an opportunity for students who have completed an entry-level course within i4J to advance their understanding of and skills in legal innovation. Students in this course will play a leadership role within the i4J in one of two ways: (1) active participation as a leader and mentor in an ongoing entry-level i4J course, mentoring students who are new to the i4J Program and assisting in facilitating of class activities and community engagement; or (2) active participation as a project leader for an ongoing i4J project, participating in i4J research and collaborating with the Program Director, peers and community stakeholders to advance the work of i4J.

STRAT 6850 - 003 Current Topics

  • Class Number: 13852
  • Instructor: Rupprecht Jane, STACY
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: Hybrid & IVC
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 12

Leadership in Legal Innovation. PRE-REQ: completion of I4J course. Please email Info@innovation4justice.org for additional information. The Leadership in Legal Innovation course provides an opportunity for students who have completed an entry-level course within i4J to advance their understanding of and skills in legal innovation. Students in this course will play a leadership role within the i4J in one of two ways: (1) active participation as a leader and mentor in an ongoing entry-level i4J course, mentoring students who are new to the i4J Program and assisting in facilitating of class activities and community engagement; or (2) active participation as a project leader for an ongoing i4J project, participating in i4J research and collaborating with the Program Director, peers and community stakeholders to advance the work of i4J.

STRAT 6850 - 090 Strategic Leadership


This is an online course, which does not meet in-person. Class runs Feb 12-March 17, 2024. For enrollment request please fill outhttps://eccles.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06qk1w9t4F5yxSe . MBA Online students are given priority. This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php

STRAT 6850 - 090 Strategic Leadership

  • Class Number: 13760
  • Instructor: HERRICK, HEIDI
  • Instructor: HESTERLY, WILLIAM
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: Online
  • Units: 1.5
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: No
  • Fees: $15.11
  • Seats Available: 15

This is an online course, which does not meet in-person. Class runs Feb 12-March 17, 2024. For enrollment request please fill outhttps://eccles.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06qk1w9t4F5yxSe . MBA Online students are given priority. This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php

STRAT 6850 - 091 Employment Law


This is an online course, which does not meet in-class. Class meets Feb 12-March 17, 2024. For enrollment request please fill out https://eccles.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06qk1w9t4F5yxSe . MBA Online students are given priority. This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php

STRAT 6850 - 091 Employment Law

  • Class Number: 13761
  • Instructor: Pyne, Colee
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: Online
  • Units: 1.5
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: No
  • Fees: $106.00
  • Seats Available: 47

This is an online course, which does not meet in-class. Class meets Feb 12-March 17, 2024. For enrollment request please fill out https://eccles.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06qk1w9t4F5yxSe . MBA Online students are given priority. This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php

STRAT 6850 - 092 Current Topics


Tech Strategy. This is an ONLINE class. Session 3, March 18, 2024 - April 21, 2024. This course is about technology and the challenge of creating strategies that allow firms to leverage technologies to create innovative products, profit from them, and sustain their competitive and technological advantages over time. We explore the existence and identification of technological opportunity, patterns of technological change, the evolution of technology, the influence of technical standards, appropriability and intellectual property protections, and finally, the challenges of implementing a technology strategy. We conclude the class by exploring the strategic implications of AI—a truly disruptive technology. Regardless of your career choice, you will encounter situations where decisions about involvement with AI technologies need to be made. Technology strategy provides the tools necessary to make such decisions.

STRAT 6850 - 092 Current Topics

  • Class Number: 18780
  • Instructor: SCHULZE, WILLIAM S
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: Online
  • Units: 1.5
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 26

Tech Strategy. This is an ONLINE class. Session 3, March 18, 2024 - April 21, 2024. This course is about technology and the challenge of creating strategies that allow firms to leverage technologies to create innovative products, profit from them, and sustain their competitive and technological advantages over time. We explore the existence and identification of technological opportunity, patterns of technological change, the evolution of technology, the influence of technical standards, appropriability and intellectual property protections, and finally, the challenges of implementing a technology strategy. We conclude the class by exploring the strategic implications of AI—a truly disruptive technology. Regardless of your career choice, you will encounter situations where decisions about involvement with AI technologies need to be made. Technology strategy provides the tools necessary to make such decisions.